Teaching subtraction can be surprisingly challenging, especially once regrouping enters the picture. Here’s the truth: 2 digit subtraction strategies can feel deceptively tricky. Students can breeze through the simple problems and feel confident, but the second you introduce regrouping, everything changes. Suddenly place value disappears, subtraction feels confusing, and some kids start treating the worksheet…
If you have ever taught addition and thought, “They get it during the lesson… then forget it the second I stop holding their hand,” you are not alone. That is exactly why I swear by place value strategy addition instead of jumping straight into the standard algorithm. Because when students actually understand how numbers work,…
Teaching Patriot Day: A Meaningful and Kid-Appropriate Approach to September 11th If I’m being honest, teaching about September 11th has always been difficult for me. I lived through it, and I still remember waking up that morning, watching as the TV in my house was on nonstop, showing the towers falling live. It was emotional,…